01. Who can approach the redressal agencies established under the Consumer Protection Act for redressal of his grievances? A consumer, as defined in section 2(1)(d) of the Act, or any voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or under any other law for the time being in force or the Central Government or any State Government or [ Read More ]
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Author ArchiveGangrape victim cremated away from public glarePosted on Dec - 31 - 2012A 23 year girl, who was the victim of a gang rape and murder which triggered an outpouring of grief and anger across India was cremated at a private ceremony on Sunday, hours after her body was flown home from Singapore. The cremation plans were kept a secret till the last moment as police apprehended a large [ Read More ]
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Judges suggest speedy trial ways, lawyers boycottPosted on Dec - 31 - 2012Amid lawyers refusing to represent the accused in the gang rape-cum-murder case of 23-year-old paramedic, two women judges have come out with suggestions for effective fast-tracking of the trial. While Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, a sitting Supreme Court judge, suggested amendments to the Evidence Act to avoid recording of evidence at multiple stages to “cut-short” [ Read More ]
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High Court asks cop to pay maintenance to estranged wifePosted on Dec - 31 - 2012Refusing to grant relief to a police officer challenging the Rs 16,000 maintenance he was directed to pay to his estranged wife and children, According to the Bombay High Court, “The cop is seen to be living comfortably than his known source of income would permit.” Justice Roshan Dalvi was hearing a petition filed by [ Read More ]
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2006 Malegaon bomb blasts: Manohar Singh admits involvementPosted on Dec - 31 - 2012One of the key accused in 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts case, Manohar Singh, has confessed to his role in the conspiracy, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed in a special court. Singh, arrested from Hatod in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, was produced before the special NIA court here. It was the first arrest in connection with Maharashtra’s 2006 Malegaon bombing [ Read More ]
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Gang-rape victim’s fight will not go in vain: SoniaPosted on Dec - 29 - 2012Promising swift and fitting punishment for the Delhi gang-rape accused, Congress President Sonia Gandhi told that the nation’s “beloved daughter” will get justice and her fight will not go in vain. “As a woman and mother, I understand how you feel. I appeal you to remain calm and help strengthen our collective resolve to fight [ Read More ]
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HC to hear PIL against S-144 during anti-rape stirPosted on Dec - 29 - 2012The Delhi High Court agreed to hear a PIL challenging imposition of prohibitory orders in and around India Gate here on the ground of maintaining public tranquility during the stir against the gang rape of a girl. “We are simply re notifying the matter on next Wednesday (January 2),” a bench of justices Siddharth Mridul [ Read More ]
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Supreme Court anguished on tardy trial in lower courtsPosted on Dec - 29 - 2012The Supreme Court has expressed anguish over “unhappy state of affairs” of lower courts which take years in concluding the trial and said the proceedings must be concluded within a reasonable time. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur said the governments and the courts must gear up the administrative machinery for [ Read More ]
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Ishrat encounter: High Court pulls up CBI over probePosted on Dec - 29 - 2012A strong view of the slow pace of the CBI’s investigation has taken by the Gujarat High Court in Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case of 2004. A division bench of Justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari said, ”After going through the status report submitted before us, prima facie it looks like nothing substantial has been done [ Read More ]
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